On Friday, April 28, Dr. Nicolás Dosman, choral director at USM, came to York High School to work with the Chamber Singers and with the Treble Choir. Students were completing college-caliber work that was described as a "Masterclass" and everyone was really excited to work with him. Thank you, Dr. Dosman, for spending a few hours with our students and sharing your experience and expertise with them to help hone their skills. Below is some of the wonderful work Dr. Dosman has done before joining us last week at YHS.
Dr. Nicolás Alberto Dosman is an Associate Professor of Music-Choral Conducting and Director of Choral Studies at the University of Southern Maine (USM), School of Music. Under his leadership, the USM Chamber Singers were invited to perform at the 2022 ACDA Eastern Region Conference in Boston, MA. Additionally, the USM Chamber Singers were invited to and performed at the 2019 Vietnam International Choir Competition in Hoi An, Viet Nam. The USM Chamber Singers received a Gold Diploma, an invitation to perform at the Grand Prize Finale, and an invitation to perform at the World Choir Games-Champions Round as a result of their outstanding performance.
In addition to his academic and artistic responsibilities, Dr. Dosman is the Maine ACDA president, and ACDA Eastern Division ICEP representative and serves on the national board of the National Collegiate Choral Organization (NCCO) as Maine’s representative. Prior to his arrival in the great state of Maine, he was a conducting fellow with the Continuo Arts Foundation (Westfield, NJ) and was also the director of Casita Sings Children’s Chorus (Bronx, NY). He founded the Miami Choral Festival in 2008 and was also the chairman of the Miami-Dade/Monroe County region of the Florida Vocal Association while serving as a public school teacher. He studied choral conducting with Dr. Dino Anagnost at Columbia University and Drs. André Thomas and Kevin Fenton at Florida State University (FSU). Prior to his graduate studies at FSU, he attended the Oberlin Conservatory of Music where he received his B.M. in music education with a vocal emphasis. In addition to his formal education, he had the opportunity to attend an intensive choral conducting workshop with Grammy award-winning conductor Charles Bruffy.
Selected Publications
Dosman, N.A. (2020) The Importance of Arts Education: Graduation and Dropout Rates at a School of Music in the Bronx, New York (2007-2011). Athens Journal of Humanities and Arts, 7 (4)
Dosman, N.A. (2016) Why music matters in urban school district: the perspectives of students, and parents of Celia Cruz High School of Music – Bronx, NY. Arts Education Policy Review, 118 (2)
Dosman, N.A. (2011) Gender, sexual orientation, and camaraderie: Factors that may influence male participation in chorus. School Music News, 74 (6)